OSMHN runs workshops for staff on issues relating to student mental health. The workshops provide attendees with an invaluable source of information and guidance on student mental health issues and additionally, provide a mechanism to enable staff members from local institutions and organisations to share experiences and knowledge.
Suggestions for workshops or lectures are always welcome.
10 May 2012
OSMHN is running a series of Lunch Time Seminars this academic year on mental health topics.
These seminars are proving highly successful and well attended and are both helpful in increasing knowledge and understanding of a particular topic and practical and immediately applicable.
WHO ARE THE SEMINARS FOR?
Whether you work in an academic, non-academic or residential role at Oxford University, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford and Cherwell Valley College or Ruskin College, the voluntary sector or are a health or social care professional... ALL STAFF ARE WELCOME
DATES AND TOPICS FOR YOUR DIARY
Thursday 10TH MAY
Speaker: Mark Sainsbury, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Talking Space
SEMINAR: TALKING SPACE: IMPROVING ACCESS TO PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
Talking Space is the 'Improving Access to Psychological Therapies' (IAPT) Service. It provides access to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for people who are 18 and over and who have mild to moderate depression and anxiety.
Mark Sainsbury will talk about the service that Talking Space provides which includes assessment and signposting, information giving, Bibliotherapy and Guided Self-Help using written materials, computerised CBT packages, psycho-education classes and also Individual CBT and Psychology, including access to online therapy for depression, Group CBT and Mindfulness Classes and Employment support
More information can be found on the Talking Space website.
Venue: Oxford Brookes University, Board Rooms 1 & 2, Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington
Time: 12.30 - 1.30
Please always make sure to check the venue and time for each seminar as this will vary from seminar to seminar.
BOOKING
Please send an email to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) giving the following information:
1. Name
2. Role/Organisation
3. Contact details
4. Any special requirements
5. Which seminar(s) you wish to attend
6. Suggestions of topics for future seminars
7. Please state where you heard about the seminar
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16 Mar 2012
OSMHN is running a series of Lunch Time Seminars this academic year on mental health topics.
These seminars are proving highly successful and well attended and are both helpful in increasing knowledge and understanding of a particular topic and practical and immediately applicable.
WHO ARE THE SEMINARS FOR?
Whether you work in an academic, non-academic or residential role at Oxford University, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford and Cherwell Valley College or Ruskin College, the voluntary sector or are a health or social care professional... ALL STAFF ARE WELCOME
DATES AND TOPICS FOR YOUR DIARY
THURSDAY 26TH APRIL 2012
Speaker: Linette Whitehead, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Cotswold House, Eating Disorders Service, Oxford
Seminar: EATING DISORDERS
Venue: Oxford Brookes University, Willow 07, Headington Hill Campus, Headington
Time: 12.30 - 1.30
THURSDAY 10TH MAY 2012
Speaker: Mark Sainsbury, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Talking Space
Seminar: TALKING SPACE: IMPROVING ACCESS TO PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
Talking Space is the 'Improving Access to Psychological Therapies' (IAPT) Service. It provides access to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and counselling for people who are 18 and over and who have mild to moderate depression and anxiety.
Mark Sainsbury will talk about the service that Talking Space provides which includes signposting, information giving, Bibliotherapy and Guided Self-Help, computerised CBT and practice based counselling and Psychology.
Venue: Oxford Brookes University, Board Rooms 1 & 2, Gipsy Lane Campus, Headington
Time: 12.30 - 1.30
Please always make sure to check the venue and time for each seminar as this will vary from seminar to seminar.
BOOKING
Please send an email to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) giving the following information:
1. Name
2. Role/Organisation
3. Contact details
4. Any special requirements
5. Which seminar(s) you wish to attend
6. Suggestions of topics for future seminars
7. Please state where you heard about the seminar.
Thank you
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30 Jan 2012
OSMHN is running a series of Lunch Time Seminars this academic year on mental health topics.
Who are the Seminars for?
Whether you work in an academic, non-academic or residential role at Oxford University, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford and Cherwell Valley College or Ruskin College, the voluntary sector or are a health or social care professional... ALL STAFF ARE WELCOME
Dates and Topics for your Diary
Thursday 16th February 2012
Speaker: Dr Phil Davison, Consultant Psychiatrist, City East Community Mental Health Team
Topic: Depression
Time: 12.30-1.30pm
Venue: Room 6 Exam School, 75-81 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BG
Please note more dates and topics will be sent to you as arranged.
Please make sure to check the venue and time for each seminar as this will vary from seminar to seminar.
Booking
Please send an e-mail to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) giving the following information:
1. Name
2. Role/Organisation
3. Contact details
4. Any special requirements
5. Suggestions of topics for future seminars
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21 Dec 2011
OSMHN is running a series of Lunch Time Seminars this academic year on mental health topics.
WHO ARE THE SEMINARS FOR?
Whether you work in an academic, non-academic or residential role at Oxford University, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford and Cherwell Valley College or Ruskin College, the voluntary sector or are a health or social care professional... ALL STAFF ARE WELCOME
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11 Feb 2011
The Delivering Race Equality Programme (Department of Health 2005) highlighted the need to improve access to culturally appropriate counselling and psychological therapies, for individuals from Black and minority ethnic communities. The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative has improved access to counselling and psychological therapies for people sufferng from anxiety and depression fro a range of diverse backgrounds including those from BME communities. The third wave new CBT treatments include Mindfulness Based CBT and Meditation. The latter is prevalent in many cultures across the world and practiced directly or indirectly by several world religions.
Having made progress, there is now a need to consider the extent to which counselling and psychological services are culturally appropriate and whether they need to be adapted.
In the case of CBT, there is robust evidence to show that CBT is an effective treatment for people suffering from anxiety and depression. The emphasis in CBT is on the client's social context and that CBT therapists work collaboratively with clients to agree treatment options. However, CBT is based on Western concepts and illness models. The focus is on the individual and on treating the individual. For some people, this will be a challenge especially if they view themselves in the context of their immediate and wider family and / or in the context of their community. Some critics of CBT argue that by focusing on the individual, the larger familial, community and societal issues and problems are ignored or left unspoken or unaddressed.
Key considerations when delivering CBT with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds include:
- The location of the service
- Language and the use of interpreters or therapist who can speak the client's mother tongue
- Health beliefs and explanatory models of distress/mental disorder
- The presenting problem/s or "idiom/s of distress"
- Expectations about CBT
Some of the key questions which will be discussed during the one day event include:
- Is it necessary to make adaptations when delivering CBT across cultures? If so, how?
- Are traditionally routed treatments such as mindfulness CBT and Meditation more appropriate when working with individuals from BME communities?
- In instances where individuals have unique and "different" culture-led conceptions of health and ill health and the way this is managed, how is this reconciled?
- What evidence base exists which demonstrates that CBT is affective with clients from different cultural backgrounds?
This one day conference will bring together clinicians who have experience of delivering CBT across cultures. Learning points and good practice will be shared. The challenges and experienced and possible limitations will also discussed via anonymised case vignettes.
For further information and to download the conference brochure and booking form, click on the link.
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23 Apr 2010
11.45 - 4.30
Oxford Brookes University
Board room 1 & 2 Gipsy Lane Campus
Aims of the workshop
- Knowing what to do when you feel concerned about a student who may have, or be developing, a mental health problem. This may be a concern that a student poses a risk to themselves or to others or that they are becoming unwell.
- Knowing when, what and to whom to disclose these concerns, either internally within your own university/college, e.g. Counselling & Advisory Service or to external agencies, e.g. the GP, Crisis Team.
- Understanding these dilemmas in the context of relevant legislation and policy such as, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Part 4, the Disability Act 2005 and the Data Protection Act on disclosure and confidentiality in relation to mental health·
- To look at conflicts between a student's right to confidentiality and a university/college's duty of care
Who will facilitate the workshop?
Christine Rose provides consultancy support and training to universities and colleges and is a registered trainer for MIND. She is the author of a range of publications, including national guidance on disclosure, passing on of information and confidentiality. Christine has experience of teaching students with mental health difficulties in mainstream provision.
The workshop will include:
- A panel of professionals discussing complex case studies and a Question Time format with opportunities to ask the panel questions
- Small group work looking at case studies
- Handouts of relevant legislation/policy
- Beginning to generate a guidance document/flowchart offering practical advice on knowing when to breach confidentiality in the case of a risk which will be published on the OSMHN website.
DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM
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27 Feb 2009
In Spring 2009, OSMHN ran a workshop on eating disorders. Dr Rebecca Murphy (Clinical Psychologist) and Suzanne Straebler (Research Psychologist) from the Centre for Research on Eating Disorders, University of Oxford facilitated the workshop.
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17 Oct 2007
Dr Jo Trefusis, Clinical Psychologist at the Oxford University Counselling Service, and Dr Martina Mueller, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Warneford Hospital, provided an overview of depression and the many ways it may impact on students trying to cope with the relentless pace of academic life.
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13 Apr 2007
The OSMHN 5th Anniversary Event was held at Somerville College. The aim of the day was to celebrate and mark the achievements of the past 5 years and to involve members of the network in planning the work of the next 5 years.
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23 Feb 2007
On the 23 February the subject of student stress was explored using two different but complementary approaches. 49 people signed up including 6 students who work in a supporting role with fellow students.
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30 Nov 2006
Held on 9th and 30th November 2006
Alison Barty from SOAS (University of London) presented two workshops covering the wide range of topics related to the mental well being of students from diverse backgrounds. The fact that both workshops were oversubscribed indicated both the interest and the anxiety amongst staff wanting to provide the best support they can for students who may be along way from their home culture and support networks.
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20 Jul 2006
Following on from the successful "Talking About Alcohol" workshop held in March 2006, OSMHN sponsored two lively and informative half-day sessions on Drug Awareness facilitated by Geeta Parekh from RV4 Drugs Training in Leicester.
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